February 17, 2012 |
Southern Garden Heritage Conference
"Treasures Lost, History Saved: Our Southern Garden Heritage"
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
This informative daylong conference examines the importance of Garden Clubs and their efforts to stimulate understanding and appreciation of our garden heritage, perhaps the first step in successful conservation and preservation efforts. The program also highlights present-day landscape documentation efforts in Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia. Included are presentations regarding three iconic Southern plantations—Carter’s Grove, Magnolia Plantation and Stratford Hall, and the gardens each inspired. For additional information visit www.uga.edu/botgarden/eduregister.html or call 706-542-6156. |
February 22, 2012 |
Cherokee Garden Library Lecture Series at the Atlanta History Center: Susan Haltom, One Writer's Garden: Eudora Welty's Home Place, by Susan Haltom, Preservation and Maintenance Coordinator of the Eudora Welty Garden.
McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA.
This Cherokee Garden Library Lecture fundraising event will be followed by a book signing and reception. Tickets and more information: (404) 814-4046, scatron@atlantahistorycenter.com, or AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/CherokeeGardenLibrary. |
February 25, 2011 |
"The Inspired Gardener"
Presented by Georgia Perennial Plant Association and Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers include Steven P. Brady, Stephanie Cohen, Norman Kent Johnson, Shannon Pable, and Katy Moss Warner. For more information: www.georgiaperennial.org |
March 6, 2012 |
28th Davidson Horticultural Symposium
"The Roots of Passion: The Inspired Gardener"
Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
The program will reveal the role that gardening and botany played in the founding of our nation and how organic principles have been put to the test in European gardens. Discover the bounty derived from plant exploration, the joy in finding artistic elements folded into garden design, and the pleasure of planting the right plants in the right places to sustain our environment. Speakers include Andrea Wulf, David Howard, Bill Thomas, and Sean Hogan. For more information: davidsonsymposium@gmail.com. |
March 17, 2012 |
Charleston Horticultural Society will offer an exclusive tour of several private gardens and public spaces as part of the Art and Antiques Forum. Guides will introduce some of the people, places and plants that made Charleston what it is today, a gardening mecca! For more information: www.charlestonantiquesforum.org |
March 21, 2012 |
Fifth Annual "Ready, Set…Bloom!" Garden Symposium
Lynchburg, VA
Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum presents authors Susan Haltom and Jane Roy Brown on their book One Writer's Garden: Eudora Welty's Home Place. Lecture and cocktail reception at Presser Hall, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA. Contact Dawn Fields Wise, dawn@gravegarden.org, (434) 847-1465; visit www.gravegarden.org. |
March 25, 2012 |
10th Annual Winter Garden Symposium & Workshop
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
Tallahassee, Florida
Two exciting speakers are featured at this year's Symposium. Dean Norton, the Director of Horticulture at Mt. Vernon, will speak about the changes made to the pleasure garden, the Upper Garden at George Washington's Mt. Vernon Estate and Gardens. Based on careful archaeological excavations, the gardeners at Mt. Vernon recreated the Upper Garden to what experts believe is a far closer representation of the late eighteenth-century original. The symposium also will feature Bill Finch, Executive Director, Mobile Botanical Garden, who will speak about the longleaf pine and its contribution to garden history and urban/suburban life in the South. Visit: goodwoodmuseum.org. |
March 25-28, 2012 |
American Boxwood Society and Charleston Horticultural Society
52nd Annual Symposium
Charleston, South Carolina
ABS has partnered with the Charleston Horticultural Society for access to Charleston gardens that hide behind the famous walls with their tantalizing iron gates. A full day of exceptional speakers will present information not only on boxwood, but also on local landscape history, topiary, and more. Keynote speaker topiary artist Pearl Fryar will be joined with Jim Cothran, Dean Norton, Kari Whitley, and Dr. Kelby Fite, plus a panel of experts. Optional day of plantation tours. Visit: boxwoodsociety.org. |
March 28, 2012 |
Cherokee Garden Library Lecture Series at the Atlanta History Center: "Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden," by Judith B. Tankard, landscape historian and author
McElreath Hall
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta, Georgia
The lecture will be followed by a book signing and reception. Event is free to the public but reservations are required. (404) 814-4046 or scatron@atlantahistorycenter.com. Visit: AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/CherokeeGardenLibrary. |
April 13-14, 2012 |
PLANTASIA 2012 - Charleston Horticultural Society's Premier Plant Sale! PLANTASIA is everything about PLANTS. Horticulturally-trained garden docents and volunteers will be available to help with plant selection and answer questions. For a complete listing of events, workshops, tours, and vendors, please check out our website at www.charlestonhorticulturalsociety.org. or call the office at 843-579-9922. |
April 15-16, 2012 |
Colonial Williamsburg 66th Annual Garden Symposium
"Beautiful Gardens: Bountiful Options"
Williamsburg, Virginia
Whether you garden for beauty or for food production, there will be plenty of "food for thought" at Colonial Williamsburg's 66th Garden Symposium. Guest speakers and Colonial Williamsburg landscape staff will offer a bounty of tips and ideas to make the best use of your time and space. Join us and discover alternative plant choices and techniques that will help you grow gardens that are beautiful and productive. Visit: history.org/history/index.cfm. |
April 21-28, 2012 |
Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Historic Garden Week is the oldest and largest statewide house and garden tour event in the nation. Sponsored by The Garden Club of Virginia, tours benefit the restoration of important historic grounds and gardens throughout the state. Every April, visitors are welcomed to more than 250 of Virginia's most beautiful gardens, homes, and historic landmarks during "America's Largest Open House." Historic Garden Week provides visitors a unique opportunity to see unforgettable gardens at the peak of Virginia's springtime color, as well as beautiful houses sparkling with fabulous flower arrangements. Visit: www.vagardenweek.org or call (804) 644-7776 |
April 23, 2012 |
National Book Launch: An Evening with Peter Hatch
Charlottesville, Virginia
Celebrate the launch of Peter Hatch's "A Rich Spot of Earth": Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello. This elegant garden party features the author as he discusses his pioneering new book, which tells the history of Jefferson's unique vegetable garden at Monticello and uncovers his lasting influence on American culinary, garden, and landscape history. The evening offers informal tours, fine Virginia wine, and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Reserved tickets required, call (434) 984-9880. |
April 25-28, 2012 |
Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Annual Meeting
"Powerful Vistas/Powerful Views: New Perspectives in Historic Landscape Preservation"
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
The 34th annual gathering of the Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation will discuss new perspectives in historic landscape preservation. Centered at the venerable Empress Hotel on Victoria's Inner Harbor, the meeting includes visits to Abkhazi Gardens and Butchart Gardens. Visit: www.ahlp.org. |
June 1-3, 2012 |
Southern Garden History Society Annual Meeting
Richmond, Virginia
Our home base will be the historic Jefferson Hotel in downtown Richmond. After our business meeting and lectures on Friday afternoon we will depart The Jefferson and travel nine blocks to Capitol Square where we will tour the Executive Mansion, which is the oldest governor's mansion in continuous use in the country. The evening will be spent at Maymont Estate. We will tour the house and gardens and proceed to the beautiful Robins Nature and Visitor Center for dinner. Saturday's lectures will be held in the elegant ballroom of The Jefferson. At the conclusion of the afternoon lectures we will proceed to historic Hollywood Cemetery for tours. Our evening's festivities, including strolls in the garden and dinner, will be held at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Sunday's optional tour will begin at five beautiful gardens just off River Road, just minutes from The Jefferson Hotel. After the morning walking tour, we will board buses and travel to two significant sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Henrico County. We will have lunch at Historic Tuckahoe Plantation the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson. Tuckahoe, considered by architectural historians to be the finest existing early eighteenth century plantation in America, stands on a bluff overlooking the James River Valley and remains remarkably untouched by the passage of time. Redesdale, built in 1925, was designed by William Lawrence Bottomley and listed on the NRHP in 2008. According to the NRHP nomination, "Redesdale is one of the great Georgian Revival country houses of early twentieth century Virginia." Brochures will be mailed by mid-February.
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September 14-15, 2012 |
Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello
Celebrate the legacy of revolutionary gardener, Thomas Jefferson, during the fifth annual Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson, America's "first foodie," championed vegetable cuisine, plant experimentation and sustainable agriculture. Taste a bounty of heirloom fruits and vegetables and learn about organic gardening and seed-saving during this fun, affordable, family-friendly festival unlike any other—held on the breathtaking West Lawn of Jefferson's Monticello. Friday, September 14, is the preview day of workshops, lectures, special tours, and an evening gala event. On September 15 enjoy over 100 educational programs, hands-on workshops, garden tours, an organic, local food marketplace and more. The festival is sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Visit: www.heritageharvestfestival.com. |
May 3-4, 2013 |
Southern Garden History Society Annual Meeting
Lynchburg, VA
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TBD, 2014 |
Southern Garden History Society Annual Meeting
Savannah, GA
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